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Colombia considers ban on most research and education using live animals

A bill and a constitutional amendment that seek to extend the rights of animals could jeopardize ecological studies.
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  1. Amanda Heidt
Ana María Morales uses a whistle to training a black-and-chestnut eagle, which is perching on her arm.

Ana María Morales trains Morgan, an unreleasable black-and-chestnut eagle (Spizaetus isidori) at the Eagles of the Andes Foundation in Pereira. Credit: Gilder González

Several pieces of legislation that are under consideration in Colombia threaten to change the country’s research landscape if passed, by banning almost all science and education using live animals. Although one bill introduced in Colombia’s Chamber of Representatives has already been rescinded after backlash from scientists, a second bill and a constitutional amendment remain active in the Senate.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02824-x

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